Shivaji Satam

Some lesser known facts about Shivaji Satam

• Does Shivaji Satam smoke?: Not Known

• Does Shivaji Satam drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Shivaji Satam became a popular face by playing the role of ACP Pradyuman in Sony TV’s crime-thriller show CID, which is longest running Indian TV show that first telecasted on 21 January 1998.

• He grew up in the chawl locality of Mumbai.

• He started his career as a cashier in the Central Bank of India for 23 years, but his interest in theatre made him switch towards acting.

• Even before CID, he played the role of ACP in 1988s Marathi  Ek Shunya Shunya as ACP in Shrikant Patkar.

• His personal favourite episode in CID is where he kills his son, who played the role of a terrorist.

• CID has registered its name in Guinness Book of World Records with an uncut episode lenght of 111 minutes.

• His wife Aruna, died in 2002 due to breast cancer.

• He once did a CID episode with his real life son Abhijit Satam, where his son played a Pune cop role. 

• His daughter-in-law Madhura Velankar is a Marathi actress.

• He twice won the Maharashtra State Film Awards for Best Actor for the film Ek Hoti Vadi and Dhyaani Mani.

• He is known to make very good lassi on CID sets.

• He has donated his body parts after his life.

• In April 2025, the producers of the show CID announced that Shivaji had left the series after 27 years. In an interview, he stated that he had not been informed about the conclusion of his character’s storyline and mentioned that he had requested a break from shooting. This decision drew significant criticism towards Sony Entertainment.